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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Review: Divergent

Title: DivergentAuthor: Veronica RothLength: 487 pagesPublisher: Katherine Tegen BooksGenre: Young adult, Fiction, DystopianSource: Purchased My Rating:Synopsis (from Goodreads): In a future Chicago,
16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions
to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more
difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit
into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect
after all.

My Review: This is not just a story about Beatrice Potter having to choose from one of five factions. It is also about expectations, family loyalties, fitting in, coming-of-age, determination, bravery, and romance set in a future dystopian society.

This
book is by no means anywhere close to the genre of book that I normally
like. However it was being talked up on an message board that I
frequent and I decided to give it a try for a change of pace. I was
very pleasantly surprised by Divergent. It was a fairly quick read, well written,
with interesting story lines and engaging characters. I enjoyed comparing the different factions and trying to decide which one I would pick. I also must admit that I was a little taken with the, as others would say "swoon worthy", male lead, Four. This book also has a very strong female lead. I can see how this book would be quite popular with the "young adult" crowd and am not at all ashamed to admit that I enjoyed it, being slightly older than a young adult. I am now looking
forward to reading the next book in the trilogy, Insurgent, when it comes
out May 1, 2012.

1 comment:

I just read this- and then immediately read insurgent! liked them both- but the third one doesnt come out until next year :(. let me know if you come across another YA dystopian novel that's good- ive started a few others and i had to abandon them. of course, i loved the hunger games trilogy (so other than that one) :-)

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